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INSIDE THIS MONTH’S WARBLER
Page 1: Agenda Page 2 : From the Chair Page 3 : Accounts /Membership /RA Delegates Report Page 4 : Mac’s Musings Page 5 : Murphy’s Meandeings Page 6-10 Respect Misconduct and Match Based Suspensions—Cyrll West Page 11 : Sperm Donors Requested Page 12/13 :Campaign for Assistant Referee Training - Len Randall Page 14 : Please show Respect — Jim De Rennes Page 15 : Learning from Sir Alex—Jim De Rennes Page 17 : The Way to the Top— Corin Readett Page 19 : Plum Tree/ Awards Page 21 ; Dates for your Diary Page 22 : This month’s speaker—a profile Page 26/27: What would you do Answers / What would you do?
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Meadow Sports Football Club Loop Rd Playing Fields, Loop Rd, Kingfield, Woking Surrey GU22 9BQ 7.30pm for a prompt 8.00pm start AGENDA
7.15pm Woking Referees Academy
8pm Chairman’s Welcome
Our Guest Speaker Dr. David Hutchinson FA Level 3 Referee Tutor
Break
Society Business
10pm Close
Next month’s meeting Monday 3rd October 2011
The Deadline for the October Warbler is
Friday 23rd September 2011
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Welcome to the September Warbler
It was good to see so many of you at the August meeting. Thank you to Corin our training officer for taking us through the law amendments and an interesting presentation on goal setting, just remember keep it S.M.A.R.T.
This month we welcome David Hutchinson an extremely well respected FA tutor, please come along on the 5th, I know David‘s presentation will not only be thought provoking but informative, most certainly interactive and very enjoyable.
It would appear normal service is resumed, Manchester United are winning foot- ball matches, Joey Barton has found another new club and the pundits continue to dissect every decision the officials make. We often decry the top flight referees for not dealing with some things that we are expected to deal with at lower levels and even question their validity over a decision that they may have not got right, however I wonder how we would stand up to the scrutiny that they are subject to week in week out. If we have not had the best game or if we have got a match changing decision wrong do we reflect on how perhaps next time we will ensure we will get it right. So is it not logical that the top boys do the same? I can assure you that they do, along with their coach, the match delegate, the assessor, the national press and every football show that is showing that week. So maybe the next time we feel the urge to publicly lambaste one of the top-flight guys or even question their actions, just take a moment, put your self in their shoes and con- sider how you might deal with such public condemnation, resulting from a split second decision.
I had rather a disturbing phone call this month. One of our members whilst oper- ating as an assistant referee witnessed a sending off during the game he was officiating on. He did not see the incident that lead to the sending off or at least did not see it the same way as the referee. Later in the changing room the refe- ree explained what he had seen and asked his assistants to corroborate his ac- count of the incident when writing their reports. This is totally unacceptable if you are ever asked to do this you must remind the Referee that you did not see ex- actly what had happened and that all you can write is the following ―In the --– minute of the game I witnessed the Referee dismiss Mr------from the field of play. The Referee later informed me it was for ------.‖ I am not sug- gesting for one minute that you should dispute the reason the referee dismissed the player, but equally you must not write anything that you have not witnessed your self. If after a game you are in doubt as to what you should do, take advice from a colleague before putting pen to paper.
I look forward to seeing you all on the 5th
Yours in sport
Vince
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From the Treasurer 2011 Current Status General £1,512.55
Supplies £364.04
Belgium £0.00
Youth Fund £113.50
Total £1,990.09
2011/12 Membership 65 Full Members 5 Friends Where’s Mole ??
Jack Wilshire and Robin van Percy
from "The Guardian" 22/8/11
"He may be a household name in large parts of the country and his moniker is slapped across the back of replica shirts from Islington to India, but a bemused Jack Wilshere tweeted a photo of his pigeon hole at Arsenal's London Colney training ground recently which reads "19 J Wilshire". Make sure to watch out for Arsenal's report of their second-leg match against Udinese, where we'll see if star players Robin van Percy, Gordon Ramsey, and Sir Clyde Walcott can help dig Arsenal's team out of their early season jittery run in the Premier League."
Premier League losers
Everton's defeat by QPR on Saturday was their 100th home league defeat in the Premier League since it began in 1992, making them the first to hit three figures.
West Ham are next closest but will have to wait until next season at the earliest to add to their tally of 97.
Tottenham, with 91, and Aston Villa, with 88, could also break the ton this sea- son. ( Spurs now 92—Ed ) Spotted by Brian
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I‘m watching Spurs getting walloped by Manchester City, currently 4 –1 to the Northerners, although I‘m not sure that there are any ―northeners‖ in the tradi- tional sense actually playing for Manchester. Phil Dowd has just issued a yellow card for an offence I‘ve never before witnessed in a Premier game, and that was for a player entering the field of play without permission. The player in question, Slavic, ran onto the pitch as a substitute, unfortunately the player he was replac- ing was still walking off, in fact he had hardly left the penalty area. Interestingly, although not surprisingly the TV ―Pundit‖ asked ― What was that for?‖ The com- mentator however put him straight, That reminds me. Mr Shearer, the person running up and down the touchline with a flag is called an Assistant Referee. He or she, is no longer called a ―Linesman‖. Do try and get it right!
Oh no! Dzeko has just scored his 4th goal for City. I think Harry has some work to do as Spurs looked very ordinary today and now languish at the bottom of the League. It will be interesting to see how Mancini‘s foreign imports will fare against Fergie‘s young home gown talent.
At last week‘s meeting much debate was engendered when discussing one of the ―what would you do‖ questions posed in last month‘s Warbler. It was question No6 (Goalkeeper splashes water at an oncoming forward) and the majority seemed to be in favour of a caution for the keeper for unsporting behaviour, al- though that did then raise the question of was there a case of denying an obvi- ous goal scoring opportunity? There was another camp who though it was a straight red for striking a player, which proved to be the correct choice. Saves having to make a decision about whether there was a DOGSO I suppose.
It does go to show that even though we only have 17 laws to worry about, mak- ing the correct decision is never always straight forward, which I suppose is one of the factors which make our hobby so interesting.
It is however, worrying that some referees don‘t always know the laws. I remember some years ago when I was relatively inexperienced as an assistant ref on the Suburban League at Aldershot. At the end of the game the referee ( level 4) asked if he‘d missed me at all ( ie my signals not me personally you un- derstand) I said only once when a free kick he had awarded to the defending team in their own penalty area hadn‘t come out of the 18 yard box before being touched by another player of the same team. ― That only applies to Goal Kicks‖ I was told by both the referee and the other as- sistant. ―I think you‘ll find it also applies to free kick taken within the penalty area‖ I replied. After some discussion a LOAF was exhumed from the bottom of a kit bag and the matter was resolved much to the amazement of the other 2. ―Well I never knew that‖ said the ref as all three of sat naked in a bloody great bath in the changing rooms after the game. The ‗shots still had a bath rather than showers then –a bizarre experience in itself I can tell you! My season hasn‘t started yet—which reminds me, I wonder where my boots are? Mac
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MURPHY’S MEANDERINGS 2011-12
Early in my first season on the Football League Linesman‘s List I was put in an interesting situation. The referee was a senior, experienced and well known official and, in his instructions to us, quite specifically said that he did not want us to flag for any decisions in the penalty area, ―the penalty area was his.‖ This instruction was not new to me, I had come across it many times in my ca- reer, but it was not one I used when I was refereeing.
During the first half, after some pressure at the other end of the pitch, play rap- idly broke to my end. The attacker was about a yard inside the penalty area on my diagonal when a defender brought him down with an illegal challenge. Whilst the referee had a clear view of the incident he was still in the other half of the pitch when it happened. Blowing his whistle he ran to the edge of the penalty area and, despite the appeals of the attacker, gave a free kick on the edge of the penalty area. I kept looking towards the referee, willing him to look in my direction, but he totally ignored me even when the attacker suggested he talk to me. Having given the free kick he kept his back to me and after organis- ing the defensive wall took up his position and restarted the game. From start to finish he never as much as glanced in my direction.
What should I have done? Should I have disregarded his instructions and, whilst it was pretty clear from his behaviour that he didn‘t want my intervention, attracted his attention and told him that the challenge had occurred in the pen- alty area and it was a penalty? Or should I have kept my own counsel, obeyed his instructions and just got on with it? Having said what should have been done and what would you have actually done?
Incidentally, the incident was not discussed either at halftime or full time. The referee never brought the matter up, in fact, he didn‘t talk very much about the match at all. Being the new kid on the block, it didn‘t seem wise or appropriate for me to mention it either. Should I have done so? Tony Murphy
Twelve Italian priests were about to be ordained.
The final test was for them to line up in a straight row, totally nude, in a garden while sexy, beautiful, big breasted, nude model danced before them. Each priest had a small bell attached to his weenie, and they were told that anyone whose bell rang when she danced in front of them would not be ordained because he had not reached a state of spiritual purity. The beautiful model danced before the first candidate with no reaction.. She pro- ceeded down the line with the same response from all the priests until she got to the finalpriest, Carlos. Poor Carlos. As she danced, his bell began to ring so loudly that it flew off, clattering across the ground and laid to rest in nearby foliage. Embarrassed, Carlos quickly scrambled to where the bell came to rest. He bent over to pick it up....
and all the other bells started to ring.
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RESPECT, MISCONDUCT, MATCH BASED SUSPENSIONS, & F.A. By Cyril West
Those of us 'a bit long in the tooth', and possibly some much younger brethren as well, were vocally dubious regarding the F.A.RESPECT initia- tive from the moment we realised that the emphasis was starting at the bottom end. Footballers are nothing if not 'good imitators', and the mas- sive exposure on TV, plus the huge increase in Press coverage of every League from Conference Divisions upwards guarantees that there is always plenty to imitate, much of it of the wrong variety.
The AFC Wimbledon debut in the Football League saw their full back berat- ing the Asst. referee the very first time the flag indicated he had fouled an opponent, using language once rated as 'industrial1, but far exceeding in both intensity and velocity anything I ever heard whilst on the shop-floor at Vokes Ltd. The same weekend we had Southampton at home to Leeds, and the Manager of the home team took just 16 seconds to make his views known about a decision against his side, firstly directly at the refe- ree, then in that very cosy way they have of letting the 4th official know their feelings.
We then have the continuous pantomime perpetrated by the statutory twin commentators - seemingly now regarded as a necessity on every chan- nel, where a free-kick is given, the yellow card is shown and only after seeing it another three times does either of them concede that "Yes, maybe there was a bit of a push", when to any referee on his easy chair at home the offence was only too clear as the whistle was blown. In other words I am indicating that it is not only the people in and around each televised game who delight in challenging most decisions, but the paid hacks watching similarly want to not only believe the arbitrators to be wrong most of the time but also make sure they convey their doubts to all and sundry as a matter of course.
Adding those two 'camps' together produces the situation everyone who has ever blown a whistle knows all too well, that of a constant struggle to get the players to simply get on and play, rather than worry and argue about niceties, about which they are mostly WRONG. But it also produces the ongoing situation that RESPECT is, largely, absent from the realms of football. Leading me to declare that anyone who takes the Course and the Examination is BRAVE, and anyone who 'sticks it' for any period of years as an active referee, at any level of football, displays a very resilient character and, in most cases, a love of the game that transcends all the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune1. All of us in football are fully aware that the Premier League is far removed from the game we 'inhabit' and seek to control, BUT it is a fact of life that all 'our' players believe that the game at the top is the 'right stuff and truly worthy of imitation in all its aspects, including the language used, the dissent shown, the argu- ments initiated, and the unsporting gestures and 'chat1 on display each time we switch on our T.V.
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Why didn't the F.A. start at the top, get Mr Ferguson and Mr Rooney back into line first? The fact is that they dare not do so. Such people are (very nearly) 'untouchable1, any case brought against anyone at their level has to be so 'nailed on' that there is no need to even hear the case, plus (of course) any really lengthy period of suspension imposed calls forth imme- diately the defence of 'restraint of trade1. It is their JOB, you must not stop them going to work ! It may also be fairly significant (!) that the Pre- mier League is now far more powerful than the F.A. itself, and both par- ties know where the real money is, and how that comes about, and the effect that has on the vital question as to who really runs football in Eng- land. MONEY TALKS, especially the amount the Clubs now have.
So, chaps, if the F.A. was going to push the RESPECT idea it had to start somewhere other than with the top level. I do wonder if they even thought about, say, starting at Conference level and working downwards first. I think not. Much easier to have a go at all the 'playing for fun (allegedly) levels' first. Yes, I am aware that the campaign is and always was aimed at all levels of football (simultaneously) but the really serious stuff was meant to be implemented around the pitches most of Guildford Referees' Society is performing on, then when we had all proved that RESPECT was flourishing at Steps 10, 11, 12 or 13, or whatever step G&WAFL and S&HBFL occupy, then we could try to push the idea a bit higher, and so on, up and up, until the Premier League was reached and simply had to succumb to the 'NEW ORDER1. My foot ! (Cynicism is rife at No. 39 !)
Did the F.A. EXPECT the idea to be a success ? I think I need to ask, in this context, WHO IS (OR ARE) THE F.A. ? Is it the monolithic structure known as the F.A. Council ? Or is it the Board ? Or is it simply a group of people all employed by the F.A. ? Yes, it matters, because if such a body (whatever its constitution) pushes something like the RESPECT INI- TIATIVE as being DESIRABLE, and it is then seen to be NOT working very well, do they abandon, it, have a rethink, or what ? (The answer is : I don't know !) Let me come at the problem from another direction, what does a LACK OF RESPECT usually entail when applied to football ? Before trying to an- swer that I think I need to mention the various "items' we all believe every player needs to respect :
1. The game itself, do not bring it into disrepute, treat it properly, as a game ! 2. All opponents, without them you do not have a game, cherish that fact. 3. All match officials, like you none of them are perfect, but they are honest. 4. Your own Club officials, they don't get to kick a ball, they all work for you. 5. Your own League officials, even further away from getting a kick, do- ing their best. 6. Supporters/spectators, if you are lucky enough to have them, cherish them as well.
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By and large a 'LACK OF RESPECT' blossoms into MISCONDUCT in one form or an- other. Roughly speaking the average player displays disrespect either verbally or physically, sometimes both, and at the same time. At our level (or step !) the only person likely to have to seek to control either form of disrespect is the bloke (or lass) with the whistle. What a task to take on, what a responsibility ! Where should we expect any whistler to get that kind of skill from ? To be any good at it you need to have a sort of personal inner discipline, plus some knowledge re- garding 'when to step in' and 'when the player has gone far enough'. Those col- oured cards are useful, but to be fully effective locally they need to be backed up with some words, so that the disrespecter is made fully aware that his behaviour is unacceptable. The 'flashing' of a card at the top level serves its purpose, 'they' all know what each colour means, but as we come down the pyramid I see a need for each recalcitrant player to actually be TOLD the error of his ways, at the time and by the referee. Why so ? Or even HOW SO ? Simply because most present 'learning and bringing up' systems omit the 'telling off process. Parents no longer 'chastise', and often 'forget' to guide or lead. The Police are rarely as visible as in the past and chil- dren (who are the forerunners of every footballer we will ever see) are no longer frightened of The Law. Most Teachers tread very carefully when it comes to COR- RECTING behaviour, for all sorts of reasons. Add all those people together (they are the ones responsible for the 'learning and bringing up' of our charges on each football pitch) and no wonder we find that SOME of our players are shocked to find we actually want them to conform to not only some written (O.K. PRINTED) Laws, but we are also expecting them to understand and comply with the 'Spirit of our game1 as well. Thus far, some of them had no idea of such DISCIPLINARY MATTERS and IDEAS. Meaning that refereeing, per se, is not simply a matter of us knowing the Laws, knowing what is fair and what isn't, interpreting and applying those Laws, but also acting as some sort of parent, policeman, teacher, guide, mentor, communicator, confidant, to several participants in each game. WOW ! Did the F.A. expect the RESPECT initiative to succeed ? I doubt it. They must have enough intelligence (or would it be intellect) to be able to work out, as I think I have done, that to start at the 'wrong' end would guarantee failure, partial or complete. But at least they will always be able to say that they tried, just as we will say : We told you so I Our point being, of course, that we are so much nearer the real problem. Did the F.A. WANT the idea to succeed ? Before you say 'YES' or even 'I HOPE SO1 do please stop and THINK. Just suppose MISCONDUCT had been cut in half by now ! Apart from refereeing starting to be more pleasurable, the one major
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effect would be a huge drop in income for every County FA. That reduction would need to be replaced ,or local football as we know it would (I believe) need a com- plete overhaul. You have heard recently about the F.A. having to economise, that has had and/or will have an effect on how much it 'donates' to each County author- ity. No-one pretends that each £10 Administration charge (for a caution) is 'all profit', far from it, but each 'tenner' freely donated by an argumentative or other- wise 'law breaking1 player does definitely help to run football, and if he starts behav- ing himself his contribution will need to be found in another source. At this point I will use a few facts from the Border League 2010-2011 :-
32 Clubs, each with one team in the League. Players registered 900, Players who appeared in at least one game 817. 6 Clubs, each with two teams in the League, players registered 340, Players who played at least one game : First team 196, Reserves 185. Total players registered 1,240 MISCONDUCT : Cautions 734 @ £10 each = £7,340. Dismissals 55, average fine £25, = £1,375. Total £8,715 (All to SCFA.) Entry Fees to League :- 32 First teams @ £40 each + 6 Reserve teams @ £6 each = £1280 + £156 = £1,436. Registrations @ £1 per player = £1240. Grand total £2,676 We also get Income from Fines but give most of it back by way of 'Pounds for Points'. Are those not astonishing figures, indicating, as they do, that Clubs, teams, players seem not to worry too much about donating three times as much to their County for wayward behaviour as they are asked to pay to their League to get a full season of organised football. Individual Club's contributions go quite daft in a few cases; Black Prince's two teams amassed 62 cautions + 5 dismissals giving an outlay of £745 to SCFA at the least. Yes, hopefully, most Clubs collect the amount from the player, not from Club funds. Do the MANAGERS of such teams EVER take their sinning player aside and warn him ? Do they ever really MANAGE such players ? When I started refereeing many more players 'appealed' than has been the case in recent seasons. That was well before "Standard punishments' were introduced. The player usually thought he stood a good chance of 'getting off, especially if he could get a couple of mates along to swear blind he didn't say that or he never actually hit his opponent. There was also a very good players grapevine that knew which Referees avoided turning up, in which case the player was pretty sure to be found not guilty or not proven. Much also rested on who was on the Commission, enough said on that !
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Standard punishments came in and offered every player the immediate knowledge of his punishment, and even when it would be starting. The only unexpected appeals then were those designed specifically to ensure that the player was available for semi-final or Final, or the end of season decider match, and the player's reliance on moving the ban to the following season. There were other loopholes, teams finishing their fixtures early, so that the suspension lost some of its sting, suspen- sions running into the following season but 'wasting1 a week or two because that League had not yet started, and so on.
But in the main the number of appeals reduced, players could not be bothered, particularly if they had to travel a further few miles. Some Club Secretaries also talked their players out of 'wasting their time'. All of this meant that fewer and fewer players were EVER in the position of standing in front of a Commission and being 'TOLD OFF'.
I do have some sympathy with players who managed to leave a Saturday match early, collected 35 days suspension and as they played Sundays as well, found themselves put out of TEN games, five on each day, and vice versa, of course. Now we will experience MATCH BASED SUSPENSIONS, with most of 'the old' 35 day offences being three games. And nothing to serve on any other playing day, unless you are a right thug or hooligan. AND NO APPEALS, or a minimal number (shall we say.) How does that affect my point of view on the player being made aware that his behaviour is UNACCEPTABLE ? Who will now tell him ? Will any- one ? If they do WILL HE IMPROVE ? If no-one tells him will he carry on offend- ing ? Will his offending get worse ? I could be even more cynical and suggest that some of this idea is a ploy, I can't think who by, but if the number of Disci- plinary Commissions reduces drastically, as it will, then County EXPENSES reduce.
If the recalcitrant player is back in circulation for his 'other day' plus he will be back after 3 missed games rather than the 5 he would miss with a 35 day ban, does that not mean he will have far more opportunity to transgress again, and far more regularly, all of which will keep the money flowing into County tills. O.K. they may give him 1 or 2 games more to sit out if he IS a persistent offender but his financial contributions will continue. Another aspect of course may well be that the few referees who, up to now, have tended to 'make it two cautions' rather than a straight red for the second (serious) offence, in the 'correct1 belief that 'no-one will appeal against just 7 days', will decide that as there is no ap- peal they will start issuing 'straight reds'. We shall see, of course. Although two cautions still required you to write what each caution was for, the fact was that the punishment of seven days was usually
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'absorbed1 as an occupational hazard by the player, whereas any increase in 'straight reds' just may cause a player to think !But, as no-one will now be telling any dismissed players to behave themselves in the future are we in for an in- crease in misconduct, or will RESPECT now rear its head ?
Cyril West August 11th 2011
Getafe fans urged to become sperm donors and breed more supporters In a desperate bid to build its fan base, Spanish football club Getafe has re- leased a video urging fans to become sperm donors in order to breed more season ticket holders. The tongue-in-cheek video opens with a fan standing in front of an empty stand under the words: "There's a problem: there aren't many of us." Then the voiceover tells us there is a solution, as the camera pans to the fan's crotch. We next see him in a sperm donor clinic collecting a plastic container. He is handed a DVD entitled Zombies Calientes de Getafe, or Getafe's hot zom- bies. The film, shot in the style of a 1970s porn film, shows young women in a room whose walls are covered with Getafe posters, flags and scarves, drinking a potion that turns them into sex-mad zombies. The idea is that the DVD is so erotic that the sperm donor has no difficulty in making his contribution. In the next shot, a woman is holding a baby, one of a new generation of Ge- tafe fans. The film ends with a graphic representation of a sperm entering an egg and the words: "The more the better." In the final frame the viewer is in- formed that the DVD is available at their local sperm donor clinic. The club's marketing director José Antonio Cuétara said the film is "controversial but very good," adding that the club has around 9,000 season ticket holders but needs more. Ángel Torres, who made the film, said the campaign isn't directed towards any particular sector of the public, but "just those with a sense of humour". Getafe play in Spain's top division, La Liga, meaning they have to compete for attention with glamorous local rivals, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, who have 85,000 and 42,000 season ticket holders respectively. Torres, however, is optimistic. "If the campaign is successful, we'll have to build a bigger stadium," he said.
Guardian Spotted by Brian R
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PLEASE SHOW RESPECT! THANK YOU! One of the main characters in Charles Kingsley‘s 1863 story The Water Babies is Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby. The name is self-explanatory, and the moral significance for Victorian children is obvious. 21st century referees might also benefit from the same instruction. If we want players to respect us and our decisions, we must also respect them and understand their situations. I very much hope that the words I use most frequently when refereeing are PLEASE and THANK YOU. For example, when standing in line with the point from which a throw is to be taken, I indicate the position with my arm and call out ―Yes please, player‖. Sometimes I refer to the player by his number, never by his name, even if I know it, because that might look like favouritism since I don‘t know the names of all 22 of them. I do know the first names of the captains, and they know mine, because we have exchanged them at the toss, and I address them by these names both in quiet words and if I need to call to them across the field of play. This I hope con- veys both to the skippers and to other players that I have an amicable relation- ship with their leaders. In all my conversations with the captains I make sure that I use plenty of ―pleases‖ and ―thank yous‖. Even when players try my patience (and they do!), I must remain calm and polite in my dealings with them. In order to invite a player to one side to receive a warning, or a yellow or red card, I again say, ―Yes please player‖ and then, if cautioning, ―Tell me your first name, please‖, followed by ―Thank you‖ when he has told me. Our words must always be chosen carefully to avoid any misunderstanding. For example, I‘ve given up saying, ―Right, thank you, off you go‖ at the completion of the cautioning process ever since a player thought I had changed my mind and was sending him off! In some situations we should also be prepared to listen to the player we are dis- ciplining and express some sympathy with him, and perhaps even apologise for what we have to do, along the lines of, ―Sorry, but I‘m only doing my job‖. At the beginning of my teaching career in the 1960ies I called eighteen year old students by their surnames. 35 years later I was calling even eleven year olds by their first names, and it would have seemed unnatural to do otherwise. Relationships with authority figures have changed in society as a whole, and, therefore, our practices as referees must change too. The Laws of the Game give us all the powers we need in order to carry out our duties, so there‘s no need to adopt a high-handed or aggressive approach.
Whether we are speaking to players, managers, coaches, or spectators, we need to be FIRM, FAIR, CLEAR and POLITE in all we say, treating them with the same respect we expect them to show to us.
DOING AS WE WOULD BE DONE BY!
Jim de Rennes (Kingston Referees‘ Society)
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LEARNING FROM SIR ALEX
There are many things that we referees might learn from the most successful manager in the history of the game, most of them about how NOT to behave towards other people on and off the field of play! However, what Ferguson has described as ―the vital ingredients of manage- ment” might be considered equally important for success as a match official. As long ago as 1985, in his first book A Light in the North: 7 Years with Aber- deen, he listed the following essential requirements for success in manage- ment: The ability to assess situations The ability to judge and act without hesitation The ability to weigh up a player The ability to read the game The ability to assess your own performance The ability to be self-critical All of the above are as relevant to aspiring referees as they are to managers and players. More recently Sir Alex has also said: “Management is all about control. Success gives you control and control gives you longevity as a manager” Again, we might, as referees, do well to reflect on the ideas here which Fergu- son has certainly lived up to in his own career. Applying the Laws of the Game in such a way as to maintain control, but with- out unnecessary interventions is the prime responsibility of match officials. This sensible balance in managing the game will breed success, and this will increase confidence and encourage us to continue through the years as Sir Alex has. More than once he has changed his mind about retiring, and referees too should think long and hard before hanging up their whistles.
KEEP GOING IF YOU CAN!
Jim de Rennes (Kingston RS)
In a school science class four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a jar of alcohol. The second worm was put into a jar of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a jar of sperm. The fourth worm was put into a jar of soil. After one day, these were the results: The first worm in alcohol - dead. Second worm in cigarette smoke - dead. Third worm in sperm - dead. Fourth worm in soil - alive. So the Science teacher asked the class - "What can you learn from this experiment?" Little Johnny quickly raised his hand and said "As long as you drink, smoke and have sex, you won't have worms." Thanks to Brian for this one
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The 11th Husband
A young man married a beautiful woman who had previously divorced 10 husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband to "Please be gentle; I'm still a Virgin".
"What?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?"
"Well, husband #1 was a Sales Representative; he kept telling me how great it was go- ing to be.
"Husband # 2 was in Software Services; he was never really sure how it was supposed to function; but he said he'd look into it and get back with me.
"Husband # 3 was from Field Services; he said that everything checked out diagnosti- cally but he just couldn't get the system up.
" Husband #4 Was IN Telemarketing; even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver.
"Husband # 5 was an Engineer, he understood the basic process but he wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state of the-art method.
"Husband #6 was from Administration; he thought he knew how but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not.
"Husband # 7 was in Marketing; although he had a product, he was never sure how to position it...
"Husband # 8 was a Psychiatrist; all he did was talk about it.
"Husband # 9 was a Gynecologist; all he did was look at it.
"Husband # 10 was a all he ever did was lick it...God I miss him. " But now that I've married you, I'm so excited".
"Wonderful", said the husband, "but why?
"You're with the "GOVERNMENT" This time I KNOW I'M gonna get screwed."
Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg . Their attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announce- ments a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: , "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight atten- dants."
"Your seats cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."
"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.."
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The Way to the Top With thanks to Corin
Level Referee Referees on Assists on
1 - National List (Includes Se- Football League / Premier lect Group and FIFA) League / International None
Either: Football League 2A - Panel Select Conference National Premier League
Either: Conference South, Football Conference National League Reserve, Premier Football League 2B - Panel Referee League Reserve Premier League Either: Isthmian League (Premier and Conference South Div 1), Southern League Conference National 3 - Contributory League Refe- (Premier and Div 1), U18 Pre- Football League ree mier League / Football League Premier League
Combined Counties Premier Isthmian League (Premier and Division, Suburban League Pre- Div 1), Southern League 4 - Supply League Referee mier Division (Premier and Div1) Combined Counties Division 1, Suburban League Division 1, Combined Counties, Surbur- Combined Counties Reserves, ban League, Early rounds of FA 5 - Senior County Referee All Junior football Cup and FA Vase
First Team Divisions of Surrey Intermediate League, First Team Surrey Elite League, Guildford and Woking Alliance Premier Division, All other lev- Combined Counties, Surbur- 6 - County Referee els of junior football ban League Reserve Divisons of Surrey In- termediate League, Reserve Division Surrey Elite, Guildford Combined Counties, Surbur- 7 - Junior County Referee and Woking Alliance League ban League
8 - Junior County Referee Youth football appropriate to (Under 16) age of referee Youth football only Same as for Levels 7 and 8 de- Same as for Levels 7 and 8 de- 9 - Trainee Referee pendant on age of referee pendant on age of referee
10 - Non-active referee None None
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FA Premier Academy Chelsea U18 v Crewe Alexandra U18 Assistant Referee ; Paul Gorringe
Guildford and Woking Alliance 2010/11 Referee of the Year—Eamonn Smith
Above Roy Butler receiving the Chaimans Cup from our President , Peter Guest Right ( not that you‘re likely to confuse the two) Emily Hodgkinson receiving the Denis Wells Shield awarded to the Young Referee of the Year
More Kulala Airlines
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
Heard on a Kulula flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking sec- tion on this airplane is on the wing.. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the run- way really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline. He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"
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September 5th Guest Speaker David Hutchison, F.A. Level 3 Referee Tutor
October 3rd Guest Speaker Lee Collins , Recently appointed Football League Referee
November 7th Society Meeting Guest Speaker BARRY ROWLAND F.A. Level 2 Referee Tutor
November 24th Thursday—this replaces the December meeting) Special Guest; David Elleray Ex-Premiership Referee, R.A. President, F.A. Member 2012 January 9th Guest Speaker Jim De Rennes, ; Kingston Society Secretary
February 6th Guest Speaker Janie Frampton & Lucy May ; FA .Members
March 5th Guest Speaker Michael Webb ; Woking Society Member and recently appointed Football League Referee
April 2nd Guest Speaker Tim Lawrence SCFA Referee Development Officer
May 7th TBA
May 26th End of Season Dinner—Venue TBA
May 27th Woking Festival of Referees Football, Meadow Sports FC. . Loop Road, Woking
Referees Wanted for the Farnham & District Sunday Veterans League If you are interested Please call Colin on 01252 328 953 Or Linda on 01276 512 735
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David Hutchinson
David started helping Brian Pearce do referee courses for the Guildford society in around 1982 and then became first a Registered Instructor in 1985 and then a Licensed Instructor in 1986. He became training officer at Guildford after Brian retired to Devon shortly afterwards. He is now an FA Level 3 Referee Tutor. He is well known to many of Surrey's referees and has trained over the years at basic and in service training levels for referees and assessors. He developed a successful 4-day fast track basic course -- some of the material being included in the current basic syllabus. David has trained instructors for the FA. He pioneered a multi-county one day course for new Level 4 referees. Last season he set up and ran the South East Regional Development Group (Level 4's) for the FA and leads the highly respected Surrey County FA Referee Development Group. He also finds time to assess on the Contributory Leagues.
In addition to his refereeing activities Prof Dr David is an NLP Master Sports Practitioner. Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a modern and very effec- tive form of psychology used by many elite sports professionals. He has a con- sultancy in mental performance coaching and therapy (www.mindsetters.net). He deals with numerous sport and life issues including eliminating phobias and fears through to helping golfers, footballers, referees and other sportsmen attain higher levels of mental performance. The interactive presentation David will give at Woking gives an insight into how many of these mental coaching techniques can be used effectively by refe- rees.
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From whistles to watches, flags to record cards, shirts to socks , Tony’s got the lot in his big black bag Help support the society and make sure you give Tony a call for all your refereeing needs 01483 836388 / 07766973304 [email protected]
A doctor in Dublin wanted to get off work and go fishing, so he approached his assistant "Murphy, I am going fishing tomorrow and don't want to close the clinic. I want you to take care of the clinic and take care of all me patients". "Yes, sir!" answers Murphy. The doctor goes fishing and returns the following day and asks: "So,Murphy, how was your day?" Murphy told him that he took care of three patients. "The first one had a head- ache so he did, so I gave him Paracetamol." "Bravo Murphy lad and the second one?" asks the doctor. "The second one had indigestion and I gave him Gaviscon, so I did sir" says Murphy. "Bravo, bravo! You're good at this and what about the third one?" asks the doctor. "Sir, I was sitting here and suddenly the door flies open and a young gorgeous woman bursts in so she does. Like a bolt outta the blue, she tears off her clothes, taking off everyting including her bra and her panties and lies down on the table, spreading her legs and shouts: 'HELP ME for the love of St Pat- rick! For five years I have not seen any man!'" "Tunderin' lard Jesus Murphy, what did you do?" asks the doctor.
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Advice on the prevention of Stalking and Harassmentment
Hamish Brown MBE
Retired Scotland Yard Detective Inspector
UK’s leading authority on stalking and harassment. Hamish has been personally requested by high profile individuals and organisations to:
Advice and Lecture on this specialist subject
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Courtesy of the book of Football Quotations
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THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Wembley Stadium PO Box 1966 www.TheFA.com London SW1P 9EQ FAMAO National Managers Janie Frampton Education 07984 003476 “name”@theFA.com Ray Olivier Workforce Roger Vaughan Recruitment and Retention Surrey County Football Association Connaught House 36 Bridge Street Leatherhead, www.surreyfa.com Surrey, KT22 8BZ 01372 373543 Referee Competition Manager Mark Wood [email protected] Appointments Secretary Rod Wood 0208 979 2477 & 07860 400995 [email protected] Referee Development Officer Tim Lawrence 01372 373543 Promotion Assessor Co-ordinator Martin Allen 07769 793493 [email protected] The Referees’ Association Unit 12, Ensign Business Centre www.footballreferee.org Westwood Way [email protected] Westwood Business Park Tel 024 7642 0360 Fax 024 7767 7234 Coventry CV4 8JA Surrey County Referees Association [email protected] Honorary Secretary Brian Fish 01483 420007 [email protected]
Guildford & Woking Alliance League Rob Weguelin [email protected] Referees’ Secretary 01932 878379 0785388967 Surrey County Intermediate League Adrian Freeman 01483 894351 / 07814 516911 (Western) Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Suburban League Tony King 01344 883453 Assistant Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Combined Counties League Philip Nash 07951 415046 Assistant Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Southern Youth League Peter Harris 01252315856 / 07967 988840 Assistant Referees’ Secretary Peter.harris1767ntlworld.com Camberley & District Sunday League Philip Nash 07951 415046 Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Surrey & Hants Border Sunday League Bob Dick 01483 300155 Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Farnham & District Sunday League Colin Barnett 01252 328953 Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League Nick Clark; 01737 851388. Referees’ Secretary [email protected] Surrey Youth League www.wsyl.org.uk Referees’ Secretary Alan Wiggins 01932 789376 [email protected]
Surrey Primary League TBA Referees Secretary Middlesex County FA 39/41 Roxborough Rd Harrow, Www.middlesexFA.com Middlesex, HA1 1NS 0208 424 8524
Hampshire County FA Winklebury Football Complex, Winklebury Way Www.hampshireFA.com Basingstoke, RG23 8BF 01256 853000
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